supau's reviews
33 reviews

You Like It Darker by Stephen King

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land by Adam Shoalts

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I loved this. If only my experience with Canadian history in school was as engaging!

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very funny. I'm not sure if I loved how episodic it was. Made it go down easy, but I felt like it was difficult to get invested in it because I had so many natural stopping points. Took longer to read than I'd expected.

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very dramatic but doesn't really read YA. I read this with my 12 year-old, but I think I enjoyed it more than she did. Elizabeth was a super complex character that I really enjoyed and the writing was compelling. Lost a little steam in its last act and the ending was pretty abrupt, but the trip there was wild and much more fun a read than Shelley's Frankenstein. Highly recommended! 

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Body horror is right up my alley. Parts of it reminded me a lot of The Call that I read last year with the kid. Recommend!

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Did not finish book.

Felt a little too juvenile; wasn't enjoying the writing.

In The Clearing by J.P. Pomare

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very, very cool literary technique

that's almost a spoiler by even mentioning it. I enjoyed this one.

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book made me feel bad because:
*I collect books I never read
*I log books I read on this site
*I am worn out from living and want to be stimulated or healed

It was okay for me. It was very quick and breezy and a little too precious for my tastes. 

Great translation though!

Vampire Hunter D Volume 2: Raiser of Gales by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Did not finish book.

Super boring. Introducing the world was fun in the first one, but this is just more of the same with the same semi-awkward language that's probably a translation issue. 

I'll probably try the third one for a fresh start, but I think I might be done with this series otherwise.

Mimi's Tales of Terror by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5